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I think I have around $30 put into this thing now. I used cheap or free materials whenever I could. I would have just bought a MOW, but the $300 is out of the question for me, haha. Thanks for the encouragement!

Yep, topical all the way. I did a layered/topical paintjob on my helmet and while the layered method is cool, it's just not worth the aggravation to me.

It's funny that you say that, because that's pretty much the exact same story with me. I was thinking of doing a layered paint job on my pack but I just don't think I'll have the time to be meticulous once school starts.

Amazing work Matt. I'm going to take this on myself after seeing your amazing work!

A couple of questions, on the piece with the teeth where the rocket goes into the jetpack (pic jetpack009), is that foam core also? How in the world did you do that?

Also, did you use a combination of glue and tape to bond the thin plastic? It seems like it would be very hard to bond because it's so thin. How did you get a smooth surface on the vertical seems of the cones?

Nice work on this one, man. Looking very good. Any new developments? I haven't heard the terms "topical" or "layering" for the painting approaches before. Does topical mean that you go back and just add the metal color in the spots where it shows through instead of undercoating the whole thing in that color? MM